Meaning of Smoulder | Babel Free

Definitions

1. smoke; smother
   obsolete
2. A disease of narcissus and related flowers caused by the fungus Botrytis narcissicola, and characterized by dark brown lesions on the leaves.

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Examples

“The smoulder stops our nose with stench.”

“Dry and wormeaten, a spark upon them became a smoulder, and a smoulder a blaze.”

“The smoulder in his eyes dimmed, and he winced, half bending in agony.”

“When grown as ornamentals it is important to inspect crops and physically remove rogue cultivars and other off-types, but whatever narcissus are grown for they should be inspected for signs of stem nematod lesions ('spickels'), disease 'primaries' (such as smoulder) and virus symptoms.”

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